An fMRI study of the brain responses of traumatized mothers to viewing their toddlers during separation and play

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 969-979

  Schechter, Daniel S ^a,b   Moser, Dominik A ^a   Wang, Zhishun ^b   Marsh, Rachel ^b   Hao, XueJun ^b   Duan, Yunsuo ^b   Yu, Shan ^b   Gunter, Benjamin ^b   Murphy, David ^b   McCaw, Jaime ^b   Kangarlu, Alayar ^b   Willheim, Erica ^b   Myers, Michael M ^b   Hofer, Myron A ^b   Peterson, Bradley S ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Corticolimbic pathways; Early childhood; Emotion regulation; Functional neuroimaging; Interpersonal violence; Maternal PTSD

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870164506     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsr069     Document Type: Article

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